ENGLISH

Self-Force and Inertia: Old Light on New Ideas

By Stephen Lyle (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2010
ISBN
364204784X, 9783642047848
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-04785-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2218722 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 796
Edition
1
Pages
396\410
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56
Mathematical and Computational PhysicsOptics and Electrodynamics;Classical and Quantum GRelativity Theory;Particle and Nuclear Physics;The

Description

The vast majority of particles in particle physics are today considered to be bound states of other particles. All forms of binding energy and kinetic energy in such a state have to be included in its inertial mass. This book revives the classical explanation for this in the case of electromagnetic interactions. But it is also a reminder of the many benefits of this classical understanding that are simply dropped in modern accounts of inertia. This is a book for the motivated student who feels it is useful to remember where our theories come from. There is also a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in particle physics.

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